It’s 1995 and the Britpop movement is at its peak; if you’re a bloke or a Zoë Ball-inspired Old No. 7-swilling ladette, you follow loud-mouthed, brash Mancunian rock ‘n’ rollers Oasis. If you’re of a nerdier disposition, posh boys Blur are more up your tree-lined avenue. If you’re somewhere in between, you’ll plump for that [...]
Xfm’s Winter Wonderland
So the popular mainstream indie rock station had been telling us for weeks that their charity Winter Wonderland bash, selling out in a mere six minutes, is Brixton’s fastest ever selling show. That sort of news pushes the expectations skyward, but in end effect also serves to teach a valuable lesson in ‘don’t believe the [...]
The Futureheads
Tues 05/12/06 The Futureheads @ The Astoria, London [reviewed for gigwise.com]
“We didn’t think anyone would turn up”, muses Barry Hyde midway through. Let’s skip to the beginning and the title track of November 2005’s EP ‘Area’ tells us The Futureheads are (and not before time!) back in the capital. After all the hype surrounding the [...]
